
KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX
₹25,900 a year, after fees
₹9,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 3.3%–5.5%
The best one for most people is KrisFlyer SBI Card APEX.
₹25,900a year after fees, at ₹75,000 a month

₹25,900 a year, after fees
₹9,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 3.3%–5.5%
It pays back the most of the 27 SBI Card cards open to apply that we can value.
SBI Card's main points currency is SBI Travel Credits, worth ₹1.00 a point: 24 airline and hotel programmes take them. Its cards earn 15 kinds of points in all.
| Programme | Worth a point | Cards | Partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Travel Credits | ₹1.00 | 3 | 24 |
| AURUM Reward Points | ₹0.25 | 1 | 4 |
| SBI Reward Points | ₹0.25 | 54 | none |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyerevery way to earn them | ₹1.10 | 2 | none |
| IRCTC Reward Points | ₹1.00 | 2 | none |
| PhonePe SBI Card Reward Points | ₹1.00 | 2 | none |
| Tata NeuCoins | ₹1.00 | 2 | none |
| IndiGo BluChipevery way to earn them | ₹0.50 | 2 | none |
3 more cards pay cash back. Values are what we think a point is worth in India.
| Transfer to | Ratio | One point becomes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia VelocitySingapore Airlines KrisFlyer is itself a programme: a move between programmes | 31:20 | ₹0.65 | instant in most cases, up to 24 hours |
| Shangri-La CircleSingapore Airlines KrisFlyer is itself a programme: a move between programmes | 12:1 | ₹0.53 | not published |
| ALL - Accor Live LimitlessSingapore Airlines KrisFlyer is itself a programme: a move between programmes | 9:2 | ₹0.48 | instant (06:00–23:59 SGT daily window) |
| Marriott BonvoySingapore Airlines KrisFlyer is itself a programme: a move between programmes | 4:3 | ₹0.38 | in most cases up to eight weeks |
Ratios read Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer : the partner's points. One point becomes = what it is worth once it lands, at our value for the partner.
| Transfer to | Ratio | One point becomes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air India Maharaja Club | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| The British Airways Club (Avios) | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| Thai Royal Orchid Plus | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| AirAsia Rewards | 1:1 | ₹0.23 | up to 21 days |
| SpiceJet SpiceClub | 1:1 | ₹0.50 | up to 21 days |
| Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| Emirates Skywards | 2:1 | ₹0.45 | up to 21 days |
| Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles | 2:1 | ₹0.50 | up to 21 days |
| United MileagePlus | 2:1 | ₹0.50 | up to 21 days |
| Japan Airlines Mileage Bank | 2:1 | ₹0.55 | up to 21 days |
| Saudia Alfursan | 2:1 | ₹0.50 | up to 21 days |
| Ethiopian ShebaMiles | 2:1 | ₹0.50 | up to 21 days |
| AirRewards (Air Arabia) | 2:1 | ₹0.47 | up to 21 days |
| IHG One Rewards | 1:1 | ₹0.55 | up to 21 days |
| Wyndham Rewards | 1:1 | ₹0.65 | up to 21 days |
| Radisson Rewards | 1:1 | ₹0.22 | up to 21 days |
| Orchid Rewards | 1:1 | ₹1.00 | up to 21 days |
| ALL - Accor Live Limitless | 2:1 | ₹1.07 | up to 21 days |
| Club ITC | 2:1 | ₹0.50 | 3–5 working days (ITC official) |
| Jumeirah One | 2:1 | ₹0.50 | up to 21 days |
| Shangri-La Circle | 6:1 | ₹1.06 | up to 21 days |
Ratios read SBI Travel Credits : the partner's points. One point becomes = what it is worth once it lands, at our value for the partner.
| Transfer to | Ratio | One point becomes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL - Accor Live LimitlessIndiGo BluChip is itself a programme: a move between programmes | 6:1 | ₹0.36 | not published |
Ratios read IndiGo BluChip : the partner's points. One point becomes = what it is worth once it lands, at our value for the partner.
| Transfer to | Ratio | One point becomes | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air India Maharaja Club | 5:1 | ₹0.20 | not published |
| Club ITC | 5:1 | ₹0.20 | up to 5 working days |
| The British Airways Club (Avios) | 5:1 | ₹0.20 | not published |
| AirAsia Rewards | 4:1 | ₹0.06 | not published |
Ratios read AURUM Reward Points : the partner's points. One point becomes = what it is worth once it lands, at our value for the partner.
Compare every route, including longer ones through other programmes
Fees run ₹0 to ₹9,999, and 10 of them are genuinely free for life; 2 charge nothing a year but a joining fee to get in. We cannot value 41 of them: SBI Card publishes no fee or no earn table for those cards, so they are listed as "Not valued". Each card shows what it pays back a year after its fee at ₹75,000 a month, and our verdict: 43 keep, 20 downgrade, 58 cancel.

₹25,900 a year, after fees
₹9,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 3.3%–5.5%

₹12,700 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · 1.99% forex markup · Reward rate 1.5%–10%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹6,300 a year

₹7,600 a year, after fees
₹999 fee · Reward rate 1%–5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹10,800 a year

₹11,700 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · 1.99% forex markup · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,600 a year

₹15,200 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 0.5%–5%

₹8,500 a year, after fees
₹500 fee · Reward rate 1%–7.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,600 a year

₹8,600 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 1.1%–2.8%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹1,800 a year
₹8,500 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 1%–7%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹1,800 a year

₹4,300 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.3%–6.3%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹6,100 a year

₹4,600 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · 2.5% forex markup · Reward rate 1%–2%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹1,100 a year
₹2,100 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,000 a year

₹2,300 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–3.3%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,700 a year
₹1,400 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.2%–1.7%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,400 a year

₹2,600 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · 1.99% forex markup · Reward rate 1%–3%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,200 a year

₹6,800 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Reward rate 0.8%–10%
Ranked lower: includes points worth full value only in one app
₹6,800 a year, after fees
₹500 fee · Reward rate 0.8%–10%
Ranked lower: includes points worth full value only in one app
₹2,100 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2.5%
Ranked lower: includes points worth full value only in one app
₹11,100 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 1%–3.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,700 a year
₹6,200 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 0.5%–6.3%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹6,200 a year
₹11,800 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–9%
Ranked lower: includes ₹8,000 in vouchers
₹5,700 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–3.8%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,500 a year

₹8,800 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · 3% forex markup · Reward rate 0.5%–1%
₹7,300 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–1.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹1,100 a year
₹5,700 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹1,800 a year
₹3,600 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,400 a year
₹13,000 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 0.5%–5%
Ranked lower: includes ₹8,800 in vouchers
₹16,300 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 1.5%–7.5%
Ranked lower: includes points worth full value only in one app
₹13,500 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 1%–10%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹12,200 a year
₹1,400 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.2%–1.7%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,400 a year
₹3,500 a year, after fees
₹9,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · 1.99% forex markup · Reward rate 1%
Ranked lower: includes ₹5,000 in vouchers

₹6,000 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 1%–10%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹9,000 a year
₹13,200 a year, after fees
₹0 joining + ₹1,499/yr · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
₹7,300 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 0.3%–1.3%
₹2,100 a year, after fees
₹250 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–1.3%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,300 a year
₹14,400 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.4%–1.6%
Ranked lower: includes a promotional reward rate
₹11,700 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,600 a year
₹8,000 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 1%–3%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹1,400 a year
₹7,200 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
₹7,200 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
₹53,800 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 4%–10%
₹30,600 a year, after fees
₹1,499 fee · Lounges in India · Reward rate 2%–5%
₹28,000 a year, after fees
₹2,999 joining · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 2%
Ranked lower: includes ₹10,000 in vouchers
₹18,500 a year, after fees
₹1,499 joining · Lounges in India · Reward rate 1.5%
₹2,300 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,000 a year
₹1,500 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.2%–1.7%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,400 a year
₹12,000 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,600 a year
₹24,000 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 2%–6%
₹12,000 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹4,500 a year
₹12,000 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,600 a year
₹12,000 a year, after fees
₹4,999 fee · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,600 a year
₹11,500 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
₹2,300 a year, after fees
₹500 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹6,100 a year
₹2,300 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹4,100 a year
₹2,300 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹4,100 a year
₹4,500 a year, after fees
₹1,500 fee · Reward rate 0.5%–2%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹1,400 a year
₹2,300 a year, after fees
₹499 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,400 a year
₹3,000 a year, after fees
₹500 fee · Reward rate 0.3%–2%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,700 a year
₹1,500 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹3,600 a year
₹1,500 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,700 a year
₹1,500 a year, after fees
₹2,999 fee · Reward rate 0.5%–2.5%
Ranked higher: its bonus category adds ₹2,700 a year
Not valued fee or rewards not published
Fee not published · Reward rate 0.3%–2%
Not valued fee or rewards not published
Fee not published · Lounges in India and abroad · Reward rate 0.6%–1.3%
The charges SBI Card words the same way on most of its cards, from each card's most important terms and conditions. A card that differs prints its own figure on its own page.
| Charge | What the bank says | Our read | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest (APR) | Up to 3.75%/mo (45%/yr) | High | 30 of 43 |
| Late payment fee | Nil ≤₹100; ₹100 (₹101–500); ₹500 (₹501–1,000); ₹750 (₹1,001–10,000); ₹950 (₹10,001–25,000); ₹1,100 (₹25,001–50,000); ₹1,300 (>₹50,000); +₹100 after two consecutive missed MADs | 22 of 41 | |
| Add-on card fee | Nil | Free | 34 of 36 |
| Over-limit fee | 2.5% of the overlimit amount or ₹600, whichever is higher; once per billing cycle | 22 of 41 |
Cards counts the SBI Card cards whose terms print this exact wording, out of those whose terms print the charge at all.
Source: the Reserve Bank of India's monthly card statistics, August 2026. RBI has no row for SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd. Its portfolio is reported inside State Bank of India — an identification this site derives from the card count, not one RBI states. Every bank's figures
The SBI Card documents that state its fees and charges, and RBI's release. Each card's page lists its own sources too.